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The rendering in English Versions of the Bible in some connections of three Hebrew and one Greek word. The kÌ£e‛aÌ„raÌ„h of ; ; was apparently a kind of salver, in this case of gold, for holding the loaves of the “presence bread.†The same word represents the silver “platters†() brought by the princes as a dedication gift. The sÌ£eÌ„phel of was a large bowl, so translated in . “Lordly dish†is literally, “bowl of (fit for) nobles.†The callahÌ£ath of ; ; (last two the King James Version “bosom†after the Septuagint) refers probably to the wide, deep dish in which the principal part of the meal was served. Of somewhat similar form may have been the truÌblion (Septuagint for kÌ£e‛aÌ„raÌ„h) mentioned in connection with the Passover meal (; ).